More mini-documentaries please! Henry has such a great radio voice and the way the videos are researched, paced, and structured keeps things intriguing as well as informative. Can't get enough of this style of content.
I took the modernized Norwegian version of the G3, the AG3F1 with an Aimpoint on it, to Afghanistan twice. It never failed me. Turned it in after about 10 years with me in the serivce to get my HK416. The 416 is a good rifle. But that AG3 will live on in my heart forever.
@@9HoleReviews 2004 to 2007. The mission names where "ISAF VI" to "ISAF X". I spent most of my time in and around Kabul with several stints north to aid the Germans in Mazar-i-Sharif.
Had mine G3 to the end, even that mine last AG3 was a bad shooter. It`s hard to learn an old dog new tricks. Had 25 years whit it. Liked the 416 but learning a new weapon system was not worth it for just 2 years of service.
Hey everyone! Don't forget to tune back in for the part 2 of this video: *The G3 modernized - 🇸🇪 AK4D and the 🇵🇹 Portuguese Enhanced G3!* ruclips.net/video/zqNOJqagXsY/видео.html
Would it possible to get more Josh too? I love his course of fire segments. Would be awesome to see him run these rifles, even the old ones. Actually the idea of him trying to run like a Martini Henry in a course sounds amazing lmao
Last time I was at the range with my previous militia unit, I actually encountered the first ever G3 breakdown! (Ak4C/D) The angled section of a colleagues ejector had snapped clean off, on the other hand, that kind of breakages occuring now and then on the Ak4C/D iterations is not as surprising since they are all former service rifles that has been brought out of long term mobilization depot storage, modified with picatinny standard top rails and re-issued with new stocks. Some of them, like the Ak4D I was issued a few years ago, are even from the initial batches of west german rifles imported before domestic licence production had been set up and worked out the production kinks. And underneath the cosmoline grease it was absolutely drenched in, it had so much neutralised powder slag that I had to spend more than an hour cleaning out the worst of it, and still couldn't get the extractor off the bolt or even get a grip on the extractor spring until I had run half a mag through it and zeroed the bitch... *Then* , I could start cleaning it the rest of the way. A squad mates rifle was so full of crud, it had to be used as a straight pull bolt action rifle for several full mags of ball ammo, taking it apart and cleaning it a bit further between each mag before it was even possible to get it to cycle, and to get enough crud out of the chamber fluting to leave the characteristic extraction marks on the brass...
@@SonsOfLorgar That is crazy that some of those rifles were the original ones sent from Germany to Sweden before AK4 production was set up, and that they are still being used! I t sucks that an ejector broke, but I guess considering these things are from the '70s or at least the '80s, it's not terribly surprising. That sounds like an absolute mess to clean up.
I served with the portuguese army and carried a 1972 made G3. In 1999 it could still deliver consistent center mass hits on a human size silhouette target at 200 meters. This was a rifle used for boot camp. Droped, dragged, drowned and otherwize abused for decades by clumsy recruits ( myself included). And it could still shoot accurately. During my time carring old "clementine" (clementina in portuguese) it performed flawlessly.
You are the first person to explain the roller delayed blowback system to me, and it was perfect. Such a genius feat of engineering on H&K's part and a genius feat of explaining on yours
Awesome! I remember years ago playing pool and it was a lightbulb that switched on in my mind! It had been bouncing around my noggin since then and i'd wanted to use pool balls to explain it
@@9HoleReviewsvery nicely done. I’m a teacher (college), I very much appreciated the demonstrative use of cue balls to explain the roller lock system. Very clever idea coupled with excellent video production.
Dear Sir. When I served in the Danish military as a Young man, we were issued Garand rifles. Later on we received the H&K G3. Fantastic weapon, the G3. I have been down range Four times, and when I was in Iraq, the H&K MP5 never left my side-even in bed😊. Thank you for your excellent channel, your content is soothing to an Old grunt’s/veteran’s heart. Take care of your loved ones and yourself. Tino, 🇩🇰
You should check out the small Iraq display at the Danish Kriegs museum in Copenhagen. It has some living quarters and an IRD destroyed vehicle. As an American the whole museum was very interesting, although there should be a Madsen weapons display there. The Madsen light machine gun being 50 years ahead of it’s time.
@@danditto6145 I took my youngest son to that museum last year to show him one of the finest and largest collections of firearms in the world…only to find out that the present management has stowed EVERYTHING except a handfull of guns away in a giant warehouse … somewhere. The Old custodian that told me this almost had tears in his eyes. Catastrophy…! Plain and simple.
@@jakinfoto1 I served in the U.S. Army and love the care they took in the preservation of of their complete set of Union Uniforms from the American Civil War. They were so well preserved that they looked new. Sad to hear about all the small arms being taken away. I go there every December, that the Viking Ship museum in Roskilde and the National Museum. That and get royally drunk on Christmas beer, rind on Bacon and small potatoes with parsley sauce at Klubben in Vesterbro. Great time always.
Thanks for this, As a young man, I served in the Iranian army during the war between Iran and Iraq. G-3 was the standard issue riffle for the Iranian army while the Iraqi forces used AK-47. We were told that the Iraqis were scared of our G3 as no one lives after being shot by a G3 but the AK just doesn't have the same stopping power. My friend sustained two 7.62x39 shots to his torso and lived.
I live in Kenya. We have used the G3 as the standard service rifle of military and police for over 50 years. They're slowly being phased out for SCAR-17's in the military and M16/AR15 variants, but it's still common to see them in the hands of the police. They've seen extensive service in Somalia, DRC and on the numerous UN peacekeeping missions that the KDF has deployed with.
Very similar to Portugal. A lot of guys are reluctant to give up g3s for scars. First deployment for nato in DRC a lot of guys preferred g3s even though they just go scars
as a fellow kenyan i agree.G3 has dominated since the 80s.when germany dumped them in bulk in east africa.nowadays most officers i see have either Cz bren 2 or Steyr AUG and some scorpion evo 9 carbines👌🏻
i served in an engineer unit in the bundeswehr. we had those collapsing stock g3 rifles in our armory, and we got to train with them a couple of times, despite the g36 already being the standard back in 07/08. i hear horrorstories how it smashed up peoples shoulders and so forth, but i didn't find it particularly bad. the cheek/chinweld was a tad more awkward than the g36 with it's dual optic, and it has a bit more recoil, but still very managable. the design makes total sense for POGs like us engineers, but i also heard that fallschirmjäger units had these.
Well, I was in the Bundeswehr as a paratrooper, on a reserve officer path, going through all the NCO ranks before commissioned and we used the collapsing shoulder stock version of the G3 as the standard rifle in our units, along with fixed shoulder stock accurized G3A3ZF and G3SG/1 as well MSG3. No problem with the cheek weld on the collapsible stock, Josh's comment kind of shows that his main experience is that of a "range jockey"...
@@TheRealRedRooster I know about the G3SG/1 and the G3A3ZF. we had 4 of the latter ones in the armory too, but i never got my hands on one of them. never heard of a MSG3. is it a typo and you meant the MG3? "range jokey" sounds kinda derogatory. the man is a sports shooter, as far as i'm aware, who never served in any armed forces. nothing bad about that in my book.
@@TheRealRedRooster I have always found it weird also that so many people complain about the collapsing stock versions of the G3. I never carried the G3 in the military, being a former American soldier, but I've shot semi-auto G3 rifles here in the States for years with the collapsible stock, and honestly, I prefer it *over* the fixed stock version if I am shooting iron sights.
@@farmerbrown84 Never fired any G3 full auto, beside a single time during initial training, dumping one magazine just to "get a feel for it". Simply no point in it....
As always the depth, no BS, no sensationalized clickbait, just quality content...... that is why I'm here. Great work! You know its beautifully laid out when you answer my questions as they come up with the next segment.
Finally! I loved this rifle after seeing it in a hongkong movie called First Option featuring the SDU. The sniper uses a PSG-1 while the spotter carried the G3 SG/1. Had the air soft version for a while until finally acquired the HK91. Had it modded to the SG model care of Williams triggers.. still love this design.
About a year in anticipation, since Henry first hinted at a classic review on the G3 during the debrief of the Enhanced AK4D Practical Accuracy episode. The practical demonstrations of the roller delayed blowback mechanism (feat. Mrs. Chan) was also very insightful for my lower-than-an-average-infantryman's brain. Can't wait to see the renaissance arc and glow up of the Bundeswehr's lance!
Sorry it took a while, but we wanted to get the review right on such a legend of a rifle! It took us a year plus to work on proper recoil handling techniques!
Last week I bought my first roller delay gun … ptr-91 and I’m amazed at how soft it shoots.. I was shooting my AK yesterday and shot the 91 for the first time and it’s crazy how soft the recoil is … I’m a fan now That German ball ammo is crazy accurate in my bolt gun.. it was like .20 cents a round and I wish I had bought ALOT MORE !!!!!
@@RNagy-ke4se i take it you have never seen the German DAG ammo .. it’s not plastic 😂 and also haven’t been shooting long because ammo has always been cheap compared to today’s market
@@RNagy-ke4seMy PTR91 is an extremely soft shooter. But I put in a Springfield enhanced buffer, a 36° locking piece, a Strike J-Comp V2 and a HK21 butt pad.
@@ihcterra4625 Yeah the enhanced heavy buffer and compensator makes a _huge_ difference in recoil, I got the Precision Armament M4-72 severe duty comp and I've never shot a .308 before that has that little recoil, though the reverse angle vents throw a lot of gas and concussion lol. The enhanced buffer is really the cherry on top, with both combined it shoots softer than an AR-15, though with perhaps a little more of a "shove" sensation. I've let my 8yr old nephew shoot it, he would shoot the thing all day long if I let him lol. And if you're a handy person and know a little about trigger work it's also very easy to tune the trigger up yourself, I cut the hammer hook down to .015" thou tall, polished it and the sear face, then soldered in two small copper spacers to the trigger bar that hits between the travel limit pins, which dropped the pull weight down to 4.5lbs, almost completely eliminated trigger creep, and reduced total trigger travel to about .075", it cost me nothing and took about an hour and a half, it makes a night and day difference in speed and accuracy, it shoots like an AR now.
These informational vids you guys do really puts you above every other guntuber imo. A video following the 1911 through it's first appearance all the way to today's 2011s would be phenomenal
Thank you, that you mentioned that the G3 was used in the Rhodesian Bush War (after 75/76). The Rhodesian Army used the FN and the Units of the Rhodesian Ministry of Internal Affairs/INTAF were mainly issued with the G 3. By numbers the G 3 was the main weapon of the Rhodesian Security Forces (Army 4400 Regulars, INTAF 16.000 Regulars)
Love the video Henry it's good to see this rifle getting much love. It's one of my favorite rifles, I really like the operating system of this rifle and the MP5 which is my dream gun.
As we saw in a previous video of yours the G3 in its updated form of a AK4D is still a perfectly capable rifle. Especially with the addition of a more modern sightning system.
Omg that’s pricy. PTR makes great clones here in the US that are just over €900 though the barrels are not cold hammer forged. The first 2 shots irons at 100yds/M was a 1 MOA, bullseye hit
My G3-Clone was about 1500€ when I bought it in 2007. Did the price go up so steeply? Then I'm a very happy and lucky guy. Love my Sabre Defence XR41 (only 1000 where made).
@@StarFireG3 you can still get the turkish ones for 2300 and up
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That was some very good German in the Add :) Even the "ü" in "natürlich" :) Respect. And the explanation of the roler delayed system was so good, even I understand it now. Also nice of your wife to help out and yes, wifes are strong :)
Both are indeed excellent but in different areas. While the FAL is a more pleasant shooting experience the G3 is propably better to have in a war, not realy for reliability reasons but you can tell that the CETME/G3 were designed with actual war conditions in mind given that the operating system is realy simple and the entire gun is stamped. Like you can tell that FN (and all the nations that adopted tje FAL) expected to be able to make finely crafted rifle with a milled reciever during a war with an opponent like the soviet union where as the Germans certainly knew that no,no you can't.
You probably have a ton of rifles on your to-do list, but I’d love to see how a 5.56 roller fares. Or would it just be the same as this with that cartridges ballistics?
This is phenomenal, it’s like mixing old school discovery channel, old school history channel, 9 hole reviews and Forgotten weapons. Thank you so much for this content, I know it must have been very time consuming to produce.
It was the starting rifle on most of my playthroughs of Far Cry 2, and since I have associated it with my favorite game and found it tied to some extremely interesting parts of world history. It's my favorite rifle
In 2001 we still trained with G3 but did almost all shooting with the G36 - the G3s we had where so worn and ratty there wasn't much love lost - on the other hand no G36 would have survived as long in recruit hands. The main Issue I observed back then had been that the logistics where not really read for the 5,56 cartridge - if you had a G36 and any other weapon you would carry around 2 cleaning kits also not buying the MG36 was certainly a problem because the MG3 (fantastic weapon!) did not really integrate well into dismounted operations (as shown later in Afghanistan) .
Simply love mini-historical videos from 9-Hole. Great job. Explaining roller-delay/locked system via pool balls and getting pushed around the door frame was rather wacky but actually very well done. :)
Schöne Grüße aus Deutschland (Heidelberg) von einem Marine Soldaten (Navy Soldier) Ein wirklich schönes und sehr gutes Video. Es hat sehr viel Spaß gemacht es anzuschauen!😊 Macht weiter so!!!
Back when there was a glut of surplus collapsible G-3 stocks at the gun shows, many of the HK cult collectors in my area were excited for them. Having fired one before and knowing how incredibly uncomfortable they were to shoot, I took a long hard pass. Very happy with my plain jane FMP G-3 but I did add a Bill Springfield Heavy Duty recoil buffer in the stock and also upgraded to a Number 17 LP so I can shoot suppressed. The bonus points is that it still cycles and functions fine without the suppressor. Great video. BTW, my dad got my rifle for me back in 1989 or so when he was looking for an HK-91 as his workplace shooting friends were all military gun collectors. This was So-Cal mid 80's to mid 90's aircraft production industry so there was quite a few enthusiast. He couldn't find any HKs but saw the Springfield SAR-3 and the FMP g-3 at B and Bs in North Hollywood. Went back the next day and the Springfield was gone and all was left was the FMP. Still a joy to shoot. Had the flapper mag installed, also added back the grenade launcher ring front site, and also had my gunsmith weld a surplus port buffer on it and refinished it.
Excellent video guys and genuinely creative explanation of the physics at play in the roller delay system. For anyone out there with or uses a G3/HK91/clone here’s a little trick I learned from a Norwegian home-guardsman for faster charging and reloads for the G3 (that doesn’t involve purchasing the HK machine gun extended charging handle). Take some paracord, loop it through the little hole in the charging handle, and continue with a simple 4” - 5” (~10-13cm) snake braid. So instead of needing to unlock and then pull with just the blade of your hand, the extra leverage lets it be as simple as pulling a ripcord on a lawnmower. This also helps with certain G3s/PTRs/home-builds that might be a bit hard to unlock otherwise. Mileage may vary with CETMEs and CETME Clones as they have a very different charging handle design, but from what I’ve seen they’re fairly interchangeable, so a quick swap to the HK design would be doable.
The G3 is the true modernized version of the WW2 MP44 because of the very similar receiver design and if wanting to get closer to looking like the MP44, then the HK33 is the prime candidate according to Mr. Brandon Herrera. The Kalashnikov on the other side is mostly based on the M1 Garand, and yes that the M1 Garand operating parts are similar to the Kalashnikov.
5:56 - The PTR-91 is made with FNP's old tooling. It is essentially a Portuguese G3. We only retired it in 2019. By now all of our old G3's are in Ukraine, fighting the good fight.
Just to add - South African Air Force was issued the G3 as well, as did the SWATF (South West African Territory Force), along with some of the Bushman tracker units.
Very enjoyable. Looking forward to Part 2. And glad to see that James Williamson may not be producing many videos right now, but he's still a part of this.
Before i buy a gun a watch every video and look.at every article. Looking at a g3 variant and ive watched pretty much every video on YT, yours has absolutely been the best. Most informative and very funny, keep.it up.
My father carried a G3 as a Paratrooper in the Iranian Army back in the 60s-70s. He saw some action in Oman. When he saw my PTR 91 his eyes lit up. He knew exactly what it was and wanted to hold it. Great bonding moment. He even knew what my M1A was. “Son, you have day M14?!” - Persian Accent
My god your explanation of the mechanism was so simple and so effective. Thank you and your lovely wife so so much for the demonstration!!! This video, the history lesson, and the mechanism lecture (especially with the pool demo) was just chef’s kiss.
My favorite part of the CETME is that one of the guys who designed it was previously trying to make an STG-44 that shot .30 caliber carbine, and thats the real gun I want.
I have a C-308(Cetme/PTR 91) I have always enjoyed HK products and shot the HK91 some years back(1988)but until 2019 wasn't able to aquire one.Great episode.
Excellent synopsis and explanation. The demonstration and presentation of the roller lock system was really good. Very informative. Thank you for posting.
Im not at all a beginner when it comes to firearms but never fully understood how roller delayed systems work until now, thanks so much Henry. This is going to be the go to reference for anyone I meet who doesnt understand the mode of operations for these guns.
Thank you for this video! I've been trying to understand this operating system for decades, and it finally clicked. That's why I support your work on Patreon. More like this one!
Heckler & Koch started as a company for producing spare parts of sewing machines. But the founders , and many workers, had been formerly working in weapons factory Mauser. So for a short time, there had been three weapons companies in Oberndorf am Neckar. Mauser ( nowadays only hunting weapons in Isny, together with Blaser and Sauer), Heckler & Koch and Feinwerkbau ( producing only olympic target weapons). Weapon production in Oberndorf am Neckar started around 1810 as Royal Württembergian Weapons Factory. But in reality the factory was at start more a spare parts and repair Workshop, than producing factory, also producing lance tips and short sabers in low quantities. Lance tips? For Ulanen/lancers, and perhaps for the ca. 2000 half pikes for the four württembergian Landregimenter ( basicly last time mobilized württtembergian Landsturm/Landesdefension). And the Belgians should not open their mouth to much. When in 843 with the Treaty of Verdun the Carolingian Empire was devided into thre parts
Wrong Button! Carolingian Empire was in 843 devided into three parts : West Frankish Empire ( basicly modern France) under Karl the bald, Eastern Frankish Empire ( basicly former West Germany, Austria and german part of Switzerland) under Ludwig the fat ( or the lazy) and Frankish Middle Empire ( current Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Alsace - Lorraine, Burgundy/ Rhone Valley, and Italy north of former Papal State , and Duchy of Spoleto), under Lothar , see german name for Lorraine - Loth(a)ringen. In 911 last Carolingian King in East Frankish Empire, Ludwig ( called The Child) died, and East Frankish ( german) nobles noticed, we no more understand West Frankish Nobility, they no more speak frankish ( now a german dialect) and elected an own king, Konrad l. In 986 ( ?, i am german!), last Carolingian King in West Frankish Empire died and West Frankish Nobility elected an own king , Hugo Capet. Frankish Middle Empire divided into four parts, which in 10th / mid 11th century became of East Frankish Empire, now Holy Roman Empire of German Nation. But in Northern Italy and Burgundy/Rhone Valley german language was never spoken, even the Nobility there had not forgotten their germannic ( frankish, burgundian, gothic or langobardian) ancestors. Around 1300 HRE was over its peak of power and Duchy of Burgundy came into french influence, and became a part of France, or a Vassal State with much Independence. The Dukes of Burgundy had been spectacular rich, they owned Burgundy as vassals of French King, and most of current Netherlands and Belgium as vassals of HRE ( basicly german) Emperor. Now in 1470s, last Duke of Burgundy, Karl der Kühne/ Charles the Bold, tried to create his own Kingdom between HRE and France. He tried to conquer Alsace and parts of Switzerland, but failed and died in action. His daughter was married with later HRE Emperor Maximilian l. So Maximilian of Habsburg dynasty was heir of Charles' territories in HRE. These territories had been rich, but Maximilian was not liked there. The sucessor of Maximilian was his grandson Charles V of Spain, and current Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Spain ,parts of current german state Baden-Württemberg, and parts of Italy had been Habsburg lands. But in late 16th century now protestant Netherlands revolted sucessfully and became Independent, but current Belgium was as , Austrian Netherlands ' a part of HRE up to 1792/1793. So in short words: The time, current Belgium was part of HRE is about four times longer than being Independent ( since 1831). Yes, i have Asperger disorder.
Thanks for the video, it's one of the most complete and for me easy to understand breakdowns of how the roller lock system worked. Had never understood the relationship between the angle on the wedge and rollers allowed timing. Makes sense for sure, but Henry's explanation was excellent. Stay well.
That's amazing to hear! That system is so interesting amongst many of the other systems out there, it's one of my favorites because of the physics and engineering involved with such finesse!
Informative, with outstanding presentation. This video is a perfect example of why this channel is a treasured and trusted source. Thank you! O yeah, the G3; I grew up in the 80s and always thought the HK roller delayed weapons were the coolest. The slap. The lines. Not without its quirks, but somehow, that just adds to the appeal to me.
The easiest way to understand delayed blowback is to view it as leverage. The gun uses mechanical advantage to amplify the bolt mass and recoil spring force. When the bolt travels 1mm backwards, the bolt carrier is simultaneously traveling , say, 10mm. This increases the effective force of the bolt carrier by 10-fold and helps contain chamber pressure. This is the same as using a long wrench handle to increase the amount of torque that you can apply. The FAMAS system is probably the easiest to visualize this with because it quite literally has a lever that connects the bolt and carrier together in a way where the carrier exerts leverage on the bolt. The HK roller system accomplishes the same thing with the rollers and the angled wedge piece.
I got a chance to shoot a number of H&K weapons at a LE demonstration shoot in the early 90’s. I loved the MP5, the HK93, and the P7 (although that bugger got too hot to hold in short order). The HK91 in .308 was very accurate, but I didn’t enjoy the recoil. I was much skinnier then, and didn’t have the protective layer of blubber that I do now. I would love to get a HK93. The rifle was fairly accurate at the 200 yard range I was shooting it at, and the rear stock mated up to the receiver in a way that made it very easy for me to acquire a good sight picture. Thanks, Henry and Josh. Looking forward to part two.
This an an excellent video on the G3 Platform. Thank you very much. we at Pakistan take pride in using our POF - Pakistan Ordinance Factories made G3 (G3A3 and G3A4s). Having used these in battles, Anti Terror Ops and Peace Keeping missions, these are the best between 300 and 500 yards shooting. Keeping the enemy at a distance.
The rollers are acting as levers. They provide a mechanical disadvantage to the bolt head as it moves. After firing, the rollers and "locking" piece drive the bolt body rearward more rapidly than the bolt head. This increase in bolt velocity as the bolt head starts to move increases the time needed to open the chamber and start extraction if the bolt head and bolt body moved as one piece. In essence, the bolt body is more "resistant" to changes in its momentum, because it is being levered by the roller action to move at a velocity greater than the bolt head that is pushing.
Great video! I really like the way you explained the roller delayed system visually. Can't wait for part two, plus the obligatory love for a fellow Texan!
2 MOA with surplus ammo is pretty impressive. Another great video. Thanks to Henry's wife for helping Henry demonstrate the principles of the G3's operating system.
That Intro…. Awesome. Although i served already with the G36 i still feel the vibe. We still had some in our armory and i remember cleaning it. So different from the G36 bit cool in its own way
Like many others I’m trained on this rifle and had two of them. One with wooden stock and handle, one with plastic. It’s sooo reliable, can’t remember a failed shot. With iron sights its possible to repeatedly hit within 3-4 inches on 300 meters. I believe, with a modern scope it can be even better. I have never seen a better combat / survival rifle.
Hi there Henry and Josh. Recently aquired my 6th HK clone. Have sidelined my FALS due to lack of magazines. Tried the plastics they invariably failed. Like both. Yet PTR is utterly reliable, once broke in , I prefer the PTR to the FAL. Just purchase 100 mags for the PTR for $300. FALs are now standby rifles.
Outstanding! My pals chided me when I bought my PTR, misunderstanding my interest in reliability and mechanical accuracy. Fifteen years later, most of them have moved on from their DSAs, 10s, RobArms, etc. and I'm still chugging along on my 16" happiness machine. I'm thinking about adding a Spuhr buttstock to alleviate some of the chin weld issues with even lowest rise optics.
My service rifle was 5 years older than me (built in 1963), went through countless generations of conscripts, maybe suffered abuse all those years. And during my years in the early 1990s I was still able to hit targets with iron sights out to 300 metres after it got properly zeroed. To me this speaks in favour of the weapon.
As I understood it, basically locking piece (LP) pushed forward by the spring, thus pushing all of the bolt forward. Then bolt head (BH) comes to barrel and can't move forward, but LP still can, and because of that it pushes away locking rollers (LR) to the sides. Important thing is that LR are only in touch with walls of the breach, the backward part of the BH and LP angled faces. They do not in touch with the forward facing part of the BH because they will not transfer momentum to the LP without BH moving out of the way. When shot is fired, BH tries to go back, but stoped by the LR. LR are pushed from the one side by the walls of the breach and on the other side by the LP angled pieces. LP gets this momentum and goes backward, pushing against the spring. LP is no longer locking LRs. But pressure of the catridge is still too much and LR are clamped between BH and breach walls. LR with great friction pushed by the BH back to the center, and then nothing is holding BH in place. Catridge ejects, bolt goes full cycle and back to the begining. I wonder if it could be done with much cheaper production, without curved breach walls where rollers are heald up and just with plains.
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More mini-documentaries please! Henry has such a great radio voice and the way the videos are researched, paced, and structured keeps things intriguing as well as informative. Can't get enough of this style of content.
Couldn’t agree more. My favorite.
I agree. Big fan of this unique format.
I took the modernized Norwegian version of the G3, the AG3F1 with an Aimpoint on it, to Afghanistan twice. It never failed me. Turned it in after about 10 years with me in the serivce to get my HK416. The 416 is a good rifle. But that AG3 will live on in my heart forever.
When were you out there? I never got to work with any Norwegians in Afghanistan, only in mainland europe and it was a fantastic experience!
@@9HoleReviews 2004 to 2007. The mission names where "ISAF VI" to "ISAF X". I spent most of my time in and around Kabul with several stints north to aid the Germans in Mazar-i-Sharif.
@@RakadisDid one of your buddies shoulder fire the Mg3? haha
That's sad they had you turn it in. You should have been given it to take home.
Had mine G3 to the end, even that mine last AG3 was a bad shooter. It`s hard to learn an old dog new tricks. Had 25 years whit it. Liked the 416 but learning a new weapon system was not worth it for just 2 years of service.
20/10 for the explanation of the operating system and for including your wonderful wife!
:) cheers
Agreed, loved the explanation
Any man who is in a happy relationship with a woman, will likely look for excuses to involve or mention his partner.
@Seth9809 Ditto, anyone in an unhappy relationship won't shut the f*ck up about their partner 🤭
Hey everyone! Don't forget to tune back in for the part 2 of this video:
*The G3 modernized - 🇸🇪 AK4D and the 🇵🇹 Portuguese Enhanced G3!* ruclips.net/video/zqNOJqagXsY/видео.html
Copy that.
Would it possible to get more Josh too? I love his course of fire segments. Would be awesome to see him run these rifles, even the old ones. Actually the idea of him trying to run like a Martini Henry in a course sounds amazing lmao
Last time I was at the range with my previous militia unit, I actually encountered the first ever G3 breakdown! (Ak4C/D)
The angled section of a colleagues ejector had snapped clean off, on the other hand, that kind of breakages occuring now and then on the Ak4C/D iterations is not as surprising since they are all former service rifles that has been brought out of long term mobilization depot storage, modified with picatinny standard top rails and re-issued with new stocks.
Some of them, like the Ak4D I was issued a few years ago, are even from the initial batches of west german rifles imported before domestic licence production had been set up and worked out the production kinks.
And underneath the cosmoline grease it was absolutely drenched in, it had so much neutralised powder slag that I had to spend more than an hour cleaning out the worst of it, and still couldn't get the extractor off the bolt or even get a grip on the extractor spring until I had run half a mag through it and zeroed the bitch...
*Then* , I could start cleaning it the rest of the way.
A squad mates rifle was so full of crud, it had to be used as a straight pull bolt action rifle for several full mags of ball ammo, taking it apart and cleaning it a bit further between each mag before it was even possible to get it to cycle, and to get enough crud out of the chamber fluting to leave the characteristic extraction marks on the brass...
@@SonsOfLorgar That is crazy that some of those rifles were the original ones sent from Germany to Sweden before AK4 production was set up, and that they are still being used! I t sucks that an ejector broke, but I guess considering these things are from the '70s or at least the '80s, it's not terribly surprising.
That sounds like an absolute mess to clean up.
You should review the PTR-32 and Brethren B52 which are modernized clones of the HK32, the 7.62x39mm variant of the G3.
I served with the portuguese army and carried a 1972 made G3. In 1999 it could still deliver consistent center mass hits on a human size silhouette target at 200 meters. This was a rifle used for boot camp. Droped, dragged, drowned and otherwize abused for decades by clumsy recruits ( myself included). And it could still shoot accurately. During my time carring old "clementine" (clementina in portuguese) it performed flawlessly.
You are the first person to explain the roller delayed blowback system to me, and it was perfect. Such a genius feat of engineering on H&K's part and a genius feat of explaining on yours
Awesome! I remember years ago playing pool and it was a lightbulb that switched on in my mind! It had been bouncing around my noggin since then and i'd wanted to use pool balls to explain it
@@9HoleReviewsvery nicely done. I’m a teacher (college), I very much appreciated the demonstrative use of cue balls to explain the roller lock system. Very clever idea coupled with excellent video production.
Dear Sir. When I served in the Danish military as a Young man, we were issued Garand rifles. Later on we received the H&K G3. Fantastic weapon, the G3. I have been down range Four times, and when I was in Iraq, the H&K MP5 never left my side-even in bed😊. Thank you for your excellent channel, your content is soothing to an Old grunt’s/veteran’s heart. Take care of your loved ones and yourself. Tino, 🇩🇰
Cheers! I should have mentioned Denmark, sorry that I didn't, I remember seeing the palace guards with their G3/AK4's on patrol too
@@9HoleReviews Dear Sir. No problem - you are the best…! 🇩🇰🎗🇺🇸
You should check out the small Iraq display at the Danish Kriegs museum in Copenhagen. It has some living quarters and an IRD destroyed vehicle. As an American the whole museum was very interesting, although there should be a Madsen weapons display there. The Madsen light machine gun being 50 years ahead of it’s time.
@@danditto6145 I took my youngest son to that museum last year to show him one of the finest and largest collections of firearms in the world…only to find out that the present management has stowed EVERYTHING except a handfull of guns away in a giant warehouse … somewhere. The Old custodian that told me this almost had tears in his eyes. Catastrophy…! Plain and simple.
@@jakinfoto1 I served in the U.S. Army and love the care they took in the preservation of of their complete set of Union Uniforms from the American Civil War. They were so well preserved that they looked new. Sad to hear about all the small arms being taken away. I go there every December, that the Viking Ship museum in Roskilde and the National Museum. That and get royally drunk on Christmas beer, rind on Bacon and small potatoes with parsley sauce at Klubben in Vesterbro. Great time always.
Thanks for this,
As a young man, I served in the Iranian army during the war between Iran and Iraq. G-3 was the standard issue riffle for the Iranian army while the Iraqi forces used AK-47. We were told that the Iraqis were scared of our G3 as no one lives after being shot by a G3 but the AK just doesn't have the same stopping power. My friend sustained two 7.62x39 shots to his torso and lived.
G3はもっと評価されるべきです。
The G3 rifle deserves more recognition.
Applicable even in modern times.
Your wife is beautiful.
When was it not recognize ?
ありがとう 🙏
I live in Kenya. We have used the G3 as the standard service rifle of military and police for over 50 years. They're slowly being phased out for SCAR-17's in the military and M16/AR15 variants, but it's still common to see them in the hands of the police. They've seen extensive service in Somalia, DRC and on the numerous UN peacekeeping missions that the KDF has deployed with.
Very similar to Portugal. A lot of guys are reluctant to give up g3s for scars. First deployment for nato in DRC a lot of guys preferred g3s even though they just go scars
as a fellow kenyan i agree.G3 has dominated since the 80s.when germany dumped them in bulk in east africa.nowadays most officers i see have either Cz bren 2 or Steyr AUG and some scorpion evo 9 carbines👌🏻
Good luck with the SCAR 17
10/10, watched with my PTR like it was Saturday morning cartoons
I had mine out and with me all day... but then that's most days if wife at work
Same. Tucked in bed with me
Just ordered one last night!🎉
i served in an engineer unit in the bundeswehr. we had those collapsing stock g3 rifles in our armory, and we got to train with them a couple of times, despite the g36 already being the standard back in 07/08. i hear horrorstories how it smashed up peoples shoulders and so forth, but i didn't find it particularly bad. the cheek/chinweld was a tad more awkward than the g36 with it's dual optic, and it has a bit more recoil, but still very managable. the design makes total sense for POGs like us engineers, but i also heard that fallschirmjäger units had these.
Well, I was in the Bundeswehr as a paratrooper, on a reserve officer path, going through all the NCO ranks before commissioned and we used the collapsing shoulder stock version of the G3 as the standard rifle in our units, along with fixed shoulder stock accurized G3A3ZF and G3SG/1 as well MSG3. No problem with the cheek weld on the collapsible stock, Josh's comment kind of shows that his main experience is that of a "range jockey"...
@@TheRealRedRooster I know about the G3SG/1 and the G3A3ZF. we had 4 of the latter ones in the armory too, but i never got my hands on one of them. never heard of a MSG3. is it a typo and you meant the MG3?
"range jokey" sounds kinda derogatory. the man is a sports shooter, as far as i'm aware, who never served in any armed forces. nothing bad about that in my book.
@@TheRealRedRooster I have always found it weird also that so many people complain about the collapsing stock versions of the G3. I never carried the G3 in the military, being a former American soldier, but I've shot semi-auto G3 rifles here in the States for years with the collapsible stock, and honestly, I prefer it *over* the fixed stock version if I am shooting iron sights.
I have a full-auto G3A4 with the collapsible stock, and I don't find it too bad. Although full-auto without a bipod and optic is "challenging".
@@farmerbrown84 Never fired any G3 full auto, beside a single time during initial training, dumping one magazine just to "get a feel for it". Simply no point in it....
As always the depth, no BS, no sensationalized clickbait, just quality content...... that is why I'm here. Great work! You know its beautifully laid out when you answer my questions as they come up with the next segment.
See you in two weeks :)
Excellent overview of the HK91/G3 rifle. Also, a VERY good explanation of exactly how the roller-delay system works. Excellent job, Henry!!!
Thanks! We're actually considering doing a stand-alone video in comparing roller delayed vs roller locked too.
@@9HoleReviewsplease do
@@9HoleReviews Nobody! Nobody yet has explained roller delayed blowback system by the example of shooting cherry kernels by squeezing your fingers! ;)
Finally! I loved this rifle after seeing it in a hongkong movie called First Option featuring the SDU. The sniper uses a PSG-1 while the spotter carried the G3 SG/1. Had the air soft version for a while until finally acquired the HK91. Had it modded to the SG model care of Williams triggers.. still love this design.
oh dude the SDU's love affair with the PSG1 and SG1 are legendary
About a year in anticipation, since Henry first hinted at a classic review on the G3 during the debrief of the Enhanced AK4D Practical Accuracy episode. The practical demonstrations of the roller delayed blowback mechanism (feat. Mrs. Chan) was also very insightful for my lower-than-an-average-infantryman's brain.
Can't wait to see the renaissance arc and glow up of the Bundeswehr's lance!
Sorry it took a while, but we wanted to get the review right on such a legend of a rifle! It took us a year plus to work on proper recoil handling techniques!
Last week I bought my first roller delay gun … ptr-91 and I’m amazed at how soft it shoots.. I was shooting my AK yesterday and shot the 91 for the first time and it’s crazy how soft the recoil is … I’m a fan now
That German ball ammo is crazy accurate in my bolt gun.. it was like .20 cents a round and I wish I had bought ALOT MORE !!!!!
No wonder you think it’s soft, you’re shooting plastic training ammo
@@RNagy-ke4se i take it you have never seen the German DAG ammo .. it’s not plastic 😂 and also haven’t been shooting long because ammo has always been cheap compared to today’s market
@@RNagy-ke4seMy PTR91 is an extremely soft shooter. But I put in a Springfield enhanced buffer, a 36° locking piece, a Strike J-Comp V2 and a HK21 butt pad.
@@ihcterra4625 Yeah the enhanced heavy buffer and compensator makes a _huge_ difference in recoil, I got the Precision Armament M4-72 severe duty comp and I've never shot a .308 before that has that little recoil, though the reverse angle vents throw a lot of gas and concussion lol. The enhanced buffer is really the cherry on top, with both combined it shoots softer than an AR-15, though with perhaps a little more of a "shove" sensation. I've let my 8yr old nephew shoot it, he would shoot the thing all day long if I let him lol.
And if you're a handy person and know a little about trigger work it's also very easy to tune the trigger up yourself, I cut the hammer hook down to .015" thou tall, polished it and the sear face, then soldered in two small copper spacers to the trigger bar that hits between the travel limit pins, which dropped the pull weight down to 4.5lbs, almost completely eliminated trigger creep, and reduced total trigger travel to about .075", it cost me nothing and took about an hour and a half, it makes a night and day difference in speed and accuracy, it shoots like an AR now.
These informational vids you guys do really puts you above every other guntuber imo.
A video following the 1911 through it's first appearance all the way to today's 2011s would be phenomenal
Thank you, that you mentioned that the G3 was used in the Rhodesian Bush War (after 75/76). The Rhodesian Army used the FN and the Units of the Rhodesian Ministry of Internal Affairs/INTAF were mainly issued with the G 3. By numbers the G 3 was the main weapon of the Rhodesian Security Forces (Army 4400 Regulars, INTAF 16.000 Regulars)
Love the video Henry it's good to see this rifle getting much love. It's one of my favorite rifles, I really like the operating system of this rifle and the MP5 which is my dream gun.
Cheers! The roller delayed blowback firearms are by far some of the most interesting ones out there!
As we saw in a previous video of yours the G3 in its updated form of a AK4D is still a perfectly capable rifle. Especially with the addition of a more modern sightning system.
Hi, thanks for featuring the G3 on the show. I wish I could have one too, but they are around 3000€ here in Germany. Grüße aus Deutschland.
Omg that’s pricy. PTR makes great clones here in the US that are just over €900 though the barrels are not cold hammer forged. The first 2 shots irons at 100yds/M was a 1 MOA, bullseye hit
My G3-Clone was about 1500€ when I bought it in 2007. Did the price go up so steeply? Then I'm a very happy and lucky guy. Love my Sabre Defence XR41 (only 1000 where made).
@@StarFireG3 Jan 2022 after tax it was around $1k-$1100, not sure what prices for them were like 5-10 years ago
Who was your manufacturer?
@@GK-mr9ko Sabre Defence, Model: XR41. Only 1000 where made. Actual price in Germany for a new G3-Clone is about 3000 Euro.
@@StarFireG3 you can still get the turkish ones for 2300 and up
That was some very good German in the Add :) Even the "ü" in "natürlich" :) Respect. And the explanation of the roler delayed system was so good, even I understand it now. Also nice of your wife to help out and yes, wifes are strong :)
I hope the FN FAL will get a similar video. Both rifles are excellent.
It's going to be at least an hour long if he's going to talk about every country that used it lmao
Both are indeed excellent but in different areas. While the FAL is a more pleasant shooting experience the G3 is propably better to have in a war, not realy for reliability reasons but you can tell that the CETME/G3 were designed with actual war conditions in mind given that the operating system is realy simple and the entire gun is stamped.
Like you can tell that FN (and all the nations that adopted tje FAL) expected to be able to make finely crafted rifle with a milled reciever during a war with an opponent like the soviet union where as the Germans certainly knew that no,no you can't.
The amount of work put into this is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
You probably have a ton of rifles on your to-do list, but I’d love to see how a 5.56 roller fares. Or would it just be the same as this with that cartridges ballistics?
Check out Forgotten Weapons HK33 and Cetme-L episodes.
We've actually filmed one for practical accuracy already!
@@9HoleReviews Oh! Is it published or upcoming?
@@j.yossarian6852it’s filmed and pending post production and discussion
This is phenomenal, it’s like mixing old school discovery channel, old school history channel, 9 hole reviews and Forgotten weapons. Thank you so much for this content, I know it must have been very time consuming to produce.
It was the starting rifle on most of my playthroughs of Far Cry 2, and since I have associated it with my favorite game and found it tied to some extremely interesting parts of world history. It's my favorite rifle
Luv my PTR91. This channel was actually part of what convinced me to get one. Fantastic video.
This is awesome. It's like an old school documentary. Perfect.
I witnessed the transition from the G3 to the G36 in the Bundeswehr and many many Veterans where pretty sour with the change in the beginning.
They always are. New is scary.
In 2001 we still trained with G3 but did almost all shooting with the G36 - the G3s we had where so worn and ratty there wasn't much love lost - on the other hand no G36 would have survived as long in recruit hands.
The main Issue I observed back then had been that the logistics where not really read for the 5,56 cartridge - if you had a G36 and any other weapon you would carry around 2 cleaning kits also not buying the MG36 was certainly a problem because the MG3 (fantastic weapon!) did not really integrate well into dismounted operations (as shown later in Afghanistan) .
Simply love mini-historical videos from 9-Hole. Great job.
Explaining roller-delay/locked system via pool balls and getting pushed around the door frame was rather wacky but actually very well done. :)
Schöne Grüße aus Deutschland (Heidelberg) von einem Marine Soldaten (Navy Soldier)
Ein wirklich schönes und sehr gutes Video.
Es hat sehr viel Spaß gemacht es anzuschauen!😊
Macht weiter so!!!
Hi Kamerad, es gibt nichts besseres als das gute alte G3. Meine Standard Waffe beim MFG 3 in Nordholz.
Awesome video. And even better to include your wife! Its always better when the family get involved. The shove scene was amazing.
I love this channel! Didn't understand the roller delayed system up until this video. Thank you and keep up the great work!
Back when there was a glut of surplus collapsible G-3 stocks at the gun shows, many of the HK cult collectors in my area were excited for them. Having fired one before and knowing how incredibly uncomfortable they were to shoot, I took a long hard pass. Very happy with my plain jane FMP G-3 but I did add a Bill Springfield Heavy Duty recoil buffer in the stock and also upgraded to a Number 17 LP so I can shoot suppressed. The bonus points is that it still cycles and functions fine without the suppressor. Great video. BTW, my dad got my rifle for me back in 1989 or so when he was looking for an HK-91 as his workplace shooting friends were all military gun collectors. This was So-Cal mid 80's to mid 90's aircraft production industry so there was quite a few enthusiast. He couldn't find any HKs but saw the Springfield SAR-3 and the FMP g-3 at B and Bs in North Hollywood. Went back the next day and the Springfield was gone and all was left was the FMP. Still a joy to shoot. Had the flapper mag installed, also added back the grenade launcher ring front site, and also had my gunsmith weld a surplus port buffer on it and refinished it.
Excellent video guys and genuinely creative explanation of the physics at play in the roller delay system.
For anyone out there with or uses a G3/HK91/clone here’s a little trick I learned from a Norwegian home-guardsman for faster charging and reloads for the G3 (that doesn’t involve purchasing the HK machine gun extended charging handle).
Take some paracord, loop it through the little hole in the charging handle, and continue with a simple 4” - 5” (~10-13cm) snake braid.
So instead of needing to unlock and then pull with just the blade of your hand, the extra leverage lets it be as simple as pulling a ripcord on a lawnmower. This also helps with certain G3s/PTRs/home-builds that might be a bit hard to unlock otherwise.
Mileage may vary with CETMEs and CETME Clones as they have a very different charging handle design, but from what I’ve seen they’re fairly interchangeable, so a quick swap to the HK design would be doable.
The G3 is the true modernized version of the WW2 MP44 because of the very similar receiver design and if wanting to get closer to looking like the MP44, then the HK33 is the prime candidate according to Mr. Brandon Herrera. The Kalashnikov on the other side is mostly based on the M1 Garand, and yes that the M1 Garand operating parts are similar to the Kalashnikov.
It's nothing like the MP44. Harrera is a massive douche. The gas piston of the Garand is nothing like the AK.
5:56 - The PTR-91 is made with FNP's old tooling. It is essentially a Portuguese G3.
We only retired it in 2019. By now all of our old G3's are in Ukraine, fighting the good fight.
Just to add - South African Air Force was issued the G3 as well, as did the SWATF (South West African Territory Force), along with some of the Bushman tracker units.
Very enjoyable. Looking forward to Part 2. And glad to see that James Williamson may not be producing many videos right now, but he's still a part of this.
Before i buy a gun a watch every video and look.at every article. Looking at a g3 variant and ive watched pretty much every video on YT, yours has absolutely been the best. Most informative and very funny, keep.it up.
I had the G3 and the MG 3 , best Weapon ever in my Bundeswehrtime from 89-97
please continue series like this! incredible work here.
My father carried a G3 as a Paratrooper in the Iranian Army back in the 60s-70s. He saw some action in Oman. When he saw my PTR 91 his eyes lit up. He knew exactly what it was and wanted to hold it. Great bonding moment. He even knew what my M1A was. “Son, you have day M14?!” - Persian Accent
My god your explanation of the mechanism was so simple and so effective. Thank you and your lovely wife so so much for the demonstration!!! This video, the history lesson, and the mechanism lecture (especially with the pool demo) was just chef’s kiss.
The best explanation of the system I have ever heard. Henry would have made a great professor.
with the folding stock, we used it at the german airborne units. it was very easyly to transport when u jump out of a plane or copter.
My favorite part of the CETME is that one of the guys who designed it was previously trying to make an STG-44 that shot .30 caliber carbine, and thats the real gun I want.
This was amazing! Makes me wonder how the roller delayed system could be improved. Great job guys, this video is great
I have a C-308(Cetme/PTR 91)
I have always enjoyed HK products and shot the HK91 some years back(1988)but until 2019 wasn't able to aquire one.Great episode.
DAMMMMMMM, WHAT AN AWESOME VIDEO!!! Cheers from Brazil! And glad u guys made this video for worldwide!
What a research ...man why this channel is underrated,views and likes should be in million
9 Hole Reviews is almost solely responsible for changing my mind and making me crave a G3
The content just keeps getting better and better. Bravo.
Excellent synopsis and explanation. The demonstration and presentation of the roller lock system was really good. Very informative. Thank you for posting.
As a German I can confirm you absolutely nailed the pronounciation of Heckler und Koch. A feat rarely witnessed among gun tubers. Hervorragend!
Im not at all a beginner when it comes to firearms but never fully understood how roller delayed systems work until now, thanks so much Henry. This is going to be the go to reference for anyone I meet who doesnt understand the mode of operations for these guns.
10:59 Probably the best explanation of a roller delayed system I’ve seen to this day.
That is probably the best explanation of the roller delayed system I've ever seen, thank you
Thank you for this video! I've been trying to understand this operating system for decades, and it finally clicked. That's why I support your work on Patreon. More like this one!
Heckler & Koch started as a company for producing spare parts of sewing machines. But the founders , and many workers, had been formerly working in weapons factory Mauser. So for a short time, there had been three weapons companies in Oberndorf am Neckar. Mauser ( nowadays only hunting weapons in Isny, together with Blaser and Sauer), Heckler & Koch and Feinwerkbau ( producing only olympic target weapons). Weapon production in Oberndorf am Neckar started around 1810 as Royal Württembergian Weapons Factory. But in reality the factory was at start more a spare parts and repair Workshop, than producing factory, also producing lance tips and short sabers in low quantities. Lance tips? For Ulanen/lancers, and perhaps for the ca. 2000 half pikes for the four württembergian Landregimenter ( basicly last time mobilized württtembergian Landsturm/Landesdefension).
And the Belgians should not open their mouth to much. When in 843 with the Treaty of Verdun the Carolingian Empire was devided into thre parts
Wrong Button! Carolingian Empire was in 843 devided into three parts : West Frankish Empire ( basicly modern France) under Karl the bald, Eastern Frankish Empire ( basicly former West Germany, Austria and german part of Switzerland) under Ludwig the fat ( or the lazy) and Frankish Middle Empire ( current Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Alsace - Lorraine, Burgundy/ Rhone Valley, and Italy north of former Papal State , and Duchy of Spoleto), under Lothar , see german name for Lorraine - Loth(a)ringen. In 911 last Carolingian King in East Frankish Empire, Ludwig ( called The Child) died, and East Frankish ( german) nobles noticed, we no more understand West Frankish Nobility, they no more speak frankish ( now a german dialect) and elected an own king, Konrad l. In 986 ( ?, i am german!), last Carolingian King in West Frankish Empire died and West Frankish Nobility elected an own king , Hugo Capet. Frankish Middle Empire divided into four parts, which in 10th / mid 11th century became of East Frankish Empire, now Holy Roman Empire of German Nation. But in Northern Italy and Burgundy/Rhone Valley german language was never spoken, even the Nobility there had not forgotten their germannic ( frankish, burgundian, gothic or langobardian) ancestors. Around 1300 HRE was over its peak of power and Duchy of Burgundy came into french influence, and became a part of France, or a Vassal State with much Independence. The Dukes of Burgundy had been spectacular rich, they owned Burgundy as vassals of French King, and most of current Netherlands and Belgium as vassals of HRE ( basicly german) Emperor. Now in 1470s, last Duke of Burgundy, Karl der Kühne/ Charles the Bold, tried to create his own Kingdom between HRE and France. He tried to conquer Alsace and parts of Switzerland, but failed and died in action. His daughter was married with later HRE Emperor Maximilian l. So Maximilian of Habsburg dynasty was heir of Charles' territories in HRE. These territories had been rich, but Maximilian was not liked there. The sucessor of Maximilian was his grandson Charles V of Spain, and current Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Spain ,parts of current german state Baden-Württemberg, and parts of Italy had been Habsburg lands. But in late 16th century now protestant Netherlands revolted sucessfully and became Independent, but current Belgium was as , Austrian Netherlands ' a part of HRE up to 1792/1793. So in short words: The time, current Belgium was part of HRE is about four times longer than being Independent ( since 1831). Yes, i have Asperger disorder.
Absolutely awesome video! You two are killing it. It was also nice to see Henry’s wife in this video. She has class. More, more, and more please!
Thanks for the video, it's one of the most complete and for me easy to understand breakdowns of how the roller lock system worked. Had never understood the relationship between the angle on the wedge and rollers allowed timing. Makes sense for sure, but Henry's explanation was excellent. Stay well.
That's amazing to hear! That system is so interesting amongst many of the other systems out there, it's one of my favorites because of the physics and engineering involved with such finesse!
Thank you, ...i never really undestand the roller delay accion of H&K, until saw your vid. Thank you. 😊😊
Now that was a great video on one of my favorite arms. Very well put together.
Very good job of explaining the roller delayed system. Bravo!!
In 1983 I bought an HK 91 at Jim’s Pawn in Fayetteville,NC for $440. I kick myself in the ass 10 times a day for selling it to buy a Colt AR-15.
Informative, with outstanding presentation. This video is a perfect example of why this channel is a treasured and trusted source. Thank you!
O yeah, the G3; I grew up in the 80s and always thought the HK roller delayed weapons were the coolest. The slap. The lines. Not without its quirks, but somehow, that just adds to the appeal to me.
The easiest way to understand delayed blowback is to view it as leverage. The gun uses mechanical advantage to amplify the bolt mass and recoil spring force. When the bolt travels 1mm backwards, the bolt carrier is simultaneously traveling , say, 10mm. This increases the effective force of the bolt carrier by 10-fold and helps contain chamber pressure. This is the same as using a long wrench handle to increase the amount of torque that you can apply.
The FAMAS system is probably the easiest to visualize this with because it quite literally has a lever that connects the bolt and carrier together in a way where the carrier exerts leverage on the bolt. The HK roller system accomplishes the same thing with the rollers and the angled wedge piece.
Love this rifle thanks for the great explanation of the roller delayed blowback system!
I got a chance to shoot a number of H&K weapons at a LE demonstration shoot in the early 90’s. I loved the MP5, the HK93, and the P7 (although that bugger got too hot to hold in short order). The HK91 in .308 was very accurate, but I didn’t enjoy the recoil. I was much skinnier then, and didn’t have the protective layer of blubber that I do now. I would love to get a HK93. The rifle was fairly accurate at the 200 yard range I was shooting it at, and the rear stock mated up to the receiver in a way that made it very easy for me to acquire a good sight picture. Thanks, Henry and Josh. Looking forward to part two.
I'm impressed about the SUPERB explaination !!!
I visualise you as the perfect math teacher wich I dearly missed in the 70's.
Greetz from 🇳🇱
This an an excellent video on the G3 Platform. Thank you very much. we at Pakistan take pride in using our POF - Pakistan Ordinance Factories made G3 (G3A3 and G3A4s). Having used these in battles, Anti Terror Ops and Peace Keeping missions, these are the best between 300 and 500 yards shooting. Keeping the enemy at a distance.
The rollers are acting as levers. They provide a mechanical disadvantage to the bolt head as it moves. After firing, the rollers and "locking" piece drive the bolt body rearward more rapidly than the bolt head. This increase in bolt velocity as the bolt head starts to move increases the time needed to open the chamber and start extraction if the bolt head and bolt body moved as one piece. In essence, the bolt body is more "resistant" to changes in its momentum, because it is being levered by the roller action to move at a velocity greater than the bolt head that is pushing.
Great video! I really like the way you explained the roller delayed system visually. Can't wait for part two, plus the obligatory love for a fellow Texan!
Cheers man! Part 2 just got published this weekend! ruclips.net/video/zqNOJqagXsY/видео.html
My brother picked up a PTR for 600$ new in 2017. Now they are over a grand. Very fun cool reliable, gun.
2 MOA with surplus ammo is pretty impressive.
Another great video.
Thanks to Henry's wife for helping Henry demonstrate the principles of the G3's operating system.
As a 91 owner, I loved this. So much. I have loved the rifle for as long as I’ve owned it but, I’m going to take it much more seriously now.
Please keep up the good work. Love this show! Looking forward to more podcasts also!
I'm so glad we have both modern kit reviews from Josh and History Lessons from Henry
Love Mrs. Chan helping out in the video! She was probably excited to get a chance to shove you around on camera and not get in trouble! ;)
Love my PTR-91 it’s fun and has that timeless look
Thank you so much for this
That Intro…. Awesome.
Although i served already with the G36 i still feel the vibe. We still had some in our armory and i remember cleaning it. So different from the G36 bit cool in its own way
As a Portuguese Guntuber myself i just have one think to say: Respect!
Eu pressionei Henry para fazer o vídeo
This is the best explanation for the roller lock system so far!
Hello from Germany, and thank you for this awesome viedeo. The explanation of the roller delayed system is perfekt.
Like many others I’m trained on this rifle and had two of them.
One with wooden stock and handle, one with plastic.
It’s sooo reliable, can’t remember a failed shot.
With iron sights its possible to repeatedly hit within 3-4 inches on 300 meters. I believe, with a modern scope it can be even better.
I have never seen a better combat / survival rifle.
Damn, son - I got a deep, warm, Cold War feeling out of this brilliantly-filmed and written presentation.
Hi there Henry and Josh. Recently aquired my 6th HK clone. Have sidelined my FALS due to lack of magazines. Tried the plastics they invariably failed.
Like both. Yet PTR is utterly reliable, once broke in , I prefer the PTR to the FAL. Just purchase 100 mags for the PTR for $300. FALs are now standby rifles.
Production quality on this channel is unrivaled.
The best explanation I have heard yet. Excellent job. Wish you were at the 18B course
Fantastic explanation of the unlocking of the bolt
Outstanding! My pals chided me when I bought my PTR, misunderstanding my interest in reliability and mechanical accuracy. Fifteen years later, most of them have moved on from their DSAs, 10s, RobArms, etc. and I'm still chugging along on my 16" happiness machine.
I'm thinking about adding a Spuhr buttstock to alleviate some of the chin weld issues with even lowest rise optics.
PS - Extra points for the spot on German accent bit
@10:55 That's a good picture to explain the system.
These are the absolute best. Thanks 9 Hole team!
My service rifle was 5 years older than me (built in 1963), went through countless generations of conscripts, maybe suffered abuse all those years. And during my years in the early 1990s I was still able to hit targets with iron sights out to 300 metres after it got properly zeroed. To me this speaks in favour of the weapon.
Your videos are just flawless guntuber perfection at this point, zero criticism
As I understood it, basically locking piece (LP) pushed forward by the spring, thus pushing all of the bolt forward. Then bolt head (BH) comes to barrel and can't move forward, but LP still can, and because of that it pushes away locking rollers (LR) to the sides. Important thing is that LR are only in touch with walls of the breach, the backward part of the BH and LP angled faces. They do not in touch with the forward facing part of the BH because they will not transfer momentum to the LP without BH moving out of the way.
When shot is fired, BH tries to go back, but stoped by the LR. LR are pushed from the one side by the walls of the breach and on the other side by the LP angled pieces. LP gets this momentum and goes backward, pushing against the spring. LP is no longer locking LRs. But pressure of the catridge is still too much and LR are clamped between BH and breach walls. LR with great friction pushed by the BH back to the center, and then nothing is holding BH in place. Catridge ejects, bolt goes full cycle and back to the begining.
I wonder if it could be done with much cheaper production, without curved breach walls where rollers are heald up and just with plains.
rollers are betteersolution longetivity wise versus flat resistance plains. Plains more prone to jamming, freesing up....